diff --git a/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/utils/HoodieInputFormatUtils.java b/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/utils/HoodieInputFormatUtils.java
index 7467628e0..e49d012aa 100644
--- a/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/utils/HoodieInputFormatUtils.java
+++ b/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/utils/HoodieInputFormatUtils.java
@@ -283,24 +283,17 @@ public class HoodieInputFormatUtils {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Extract HoodieTableMetaClient by base path.
-   * @param conf
-   * @param partitions
-   * @return
+   * Extract HoodieTableMetaClient by partition path.
+   * @param conf       The hadoop conf
+   * @param partitions The partitions
+   * @return partition path to table meta client mapping
    */
-  public static Map<Path, HoodieTableMetaClient> getTableMetaClientByBasePath(Configuration conf, Set<Path> partitions) {
-    Map<String, HoodieTableMetaClient> metaClientMap = new HashMap<>();
+  public static Map<Path, HoodieTableMetaClient> getTableMetaClientByPartitionPath(Configuration conf, Set<Path> partitions) {
+    Map<Path, HoodieTableMetaClient> metaClientMap = new HashMap<>();
     return partitions.stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(Function.identity(), p -> {
-      // Get meta client if this path is the base path.
-      Option<String> matchingBasePath = Option.fromJavaOptional(
-          metaClientMap.keySet().stream().filter(basePath -> p.toString().startsWith(basePath)).findFirst());
-      if (matchingBasePath.isPresent()) {
-        return metaClientMap.get(matchingBasePath.get());
-      }
-
       try {
         HoodieTableMetaClient metaClient = getTableMetaClientForBasePath(p.getFileSystem(conf), p);
-        metaClientMap.put(metaClient.getBasePath(), metaClient);
+        metaClientMap.put(p, metaClient);
         return metaClient;
       } catch (IOException e) {
         throw new HoodieIOException("Error creating hoodie meta client against : " + p, e);
diff --git a/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/utils/HoodieRealtimeInputFormatUtils.java b/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/utils/HoodieRealtimeInputFormatUtils.java
index db8de64fe..a7fbf66f9 100644
--- a/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/utils/HoodieRealtimeInputFormatUtils.java
+++ b/hudi-hadoop-mr/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hadoop/utils/HoodieRealtimeInputFormatUtils.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class HoodieRealtimeInputFormatUtils extends HoodieInputFormatUtils {
     Map<Path, List<FileSplit>> partitionsToParquetSplits =
         fileSplits.collect(Collectors.groupingBy(split -> split.getPath().getParent()));
     // TODO(vc): Should we handle also non-hoodie splits here?
-    Map<Path, HoodieTableMetaClient> partitionsToMetaClient = getTableMetaClientByBasePath(conf, partitionsToParquetSplits.keySet());
+    Map<Path, HoodieTableMetaClient> partitionsToMetaClient = getTableMetaClientByPartitionPath(conf, partitionsToParquetSplits.keySet());
 
     // Create file system cache so metadata table is only instantiated once. Also can benefit normal file listing if
     // partition path is listed twice so file groups will already be loaded in file system
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class HoodieRealtimeInputFormatUtils extends HoodieInputFormatUtils {
     Map<Path, List<HoodieBaseFile>> partitionsToParquetSplits =
         fileStatuses.stream().collect(Collectors.groupingBy(file -> file.getFileStatus().getPath().getParent()));
     // TODO(vc): Should we handle also non-hoodie splits here?
-    Map<Path, HoodieTableMetaClient> partitionsToMetaClient = getTableMetaClientByBasePath(conf, partitionsToParquetSplits.keySet());
+    Map<Path, HoodieTableMetaClient> partitionsToMetaClient = getTableMetaClientByPartitionPath(conf, partitionsToParquetSplits.keySet());
 
     // for all unique split parents, obtain all delta files based on delta commit timeline,
     // grouped on file id